Short motivational YouTube monologue by Donald Burns addressing restaurant owners and hospitality professionals. The speaker urges owners to prioritize their personal happiness over their business, asking pointed rhetorical questions (e.g., “Are you happy?”) and calling for change when life is being drained by the restaurant.
And how long are you going to keep this charade up? How long are you going to keep sacrificing your happiness for a restaurant that is slowly, slowly draining the life out of you? I mean, come on. I get it. Your restaurant is important. But let me ask you something. When was the last time that you were important? When was the last time that you put your own happiness on the table? So I'm asking you, are you happy? If the answer is anything less than a yes, it's time to make a change. It's time to stop settling. It's time. Start living.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
